I would go for it. Rick
________________________________ From: Don Ordes <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sat, December 12, 2009 2:51:58 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Second VFB Rope-dub Swap After the 1st of the year, when things settle down, who is interested in the Second VFB Rope-Dub Contest/Swap? Since I did it the 1st time around, I could meister it, appoint a judge or panel, select the winners, who would win a 14/0 Fantasy Fly (rear-view mirror hanger), and second place again would be a mouse. DonO ----- Original Message ----- >From: J Balmer >To: [email protected] >Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2009 11:24 AM >Subject: RE: [VFB] Rope-dubbers respond > > >I thought it was a great DVD, in spite of the viewJYou have my other comments. >I tried the alpaca two ways; tying in the tips & tying in the middle of the >bunch. Tying in the middle was more difficult, but made for a thicker dub. Not >necessarily a valid adaptation of the technique. >Haven’t used other materials yet, ‘cause I’ve been busy & need to redo the >flies for the swap. Looking forward to using other materials. >I like the results much better than doing it the way I was, getting more >consistent results & better segmenting. > >J > >From:[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >Don Ordes >Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2009 11:12 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [VFB] Rope-dubbers respond > >Well, just about everyone who ordered DVDs should have them by now (two in >route), and most have had at least a week to view and try out the techniques- >either for the 1st time, improvement , or extension of the technique. > >Would like to get some comments: > * Your thoughts on the DVD and ease of transition into tying- > * Your first tries at rope-dubbing- > * Your re-tries (re-ties) at rope-dubbing and the extensions- > * Your overall opinion of the results you're getting: ease of > adaptation, speed, dubbing results, fun, etc. >If you're having a problem, go ahead and bring it out. Don't be shy. I spent >an entire afternoon at a fly-show with a 25 year veteran professional >tier/guide coaching him on getting a perfect rope-dubbed dry fly body. His >problem- doing it so long one way made him want to do it the same way. > >DonO >-- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. > >To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >[email protected] >For more options, visit this group at >http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > >VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com-- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. > >To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >[email protected] >For more options, visit this group at >http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > >VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com-- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com
